I am almost done with this Godforsaken place

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- 02/15/2022 at 7:48 PM #166093
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  Ted Lasso
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  My parents are BYU fans, so naturally I also grew up a BYU fan and am currently attending BYU. I am in my final semester and words cannot express how excited I am to finally get out of BYU. Like I am definitely moving out of Provo the same the day I graduate.
  
  I think I’ve hated it here just because I’m not the typical LDS kid. I served a mission and all, but I wouldn’t say I’m very active in the church, at least for now. The thing that’s hard about BYU is that if you don’t fit into their stereotypical mold, they tend to be hypocritial and judgmental towards you. I am probably overgeneralizing a bit, but it just seems like kids outside of BYU are more relaxed and don’t really care about religious views as much. 95% of my friend group comes from UVU, Utah, and Utah State.
  
  If I could go back, I probably would have attended one of those other Utah schools, but by the time I realized that I hated BYU, I was already married and halfway through my degree so decided to stick it out. I am just so glad that I am almost done haha.
- 02/15/2022 at 8:22 PM #166094
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  Whitty
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  Graduated from BYU with my undergrad a few years back myself. Provo is a weird place man, being there for 4 years made me appreciate being a Utes fan. It was fun wearing red in class the Monday after each rivalry win
- 02/15/2022 at 8:31 PM #166095
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  Ute Dub
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  I’m active LDS and I agree that Mormons are sometimes like manure. If you spread them across a big field, they can do a lot of good. But if you get them all in one place and stagnant, they’re just a pile of s**t. AND YOU WENT to THEY SO POOPOO. I think an apostle gave that analogy. Of course this is a generalization, but I think it’s a good generalization for many kids at BYU buying into the hype that they’re “special” when they haven’t even done jack squat in life yet.
  - 02/15/2022 at 8:44 PM #166097
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    Ted Lasso
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    What I appreciate about you is that you are active LDS, but you don’t care about typing out the word “s**t.” Whereas on boogerboard, you get kicked off the site for swearing (thank you Tony). Or I have been kicked out of intramural games at byu because I swore or because I didn’t shave beforehand. BYU cares so much about trivial things like swearing and beards, but they don’t give a f**k when it comes to bigger issues like racism or homophobia. They just seem to be so hypocritical.
    
    I think this is a big reason why Utah has dominated the rivalry the last 10 years. Why would the best recruits want to go to a school like that who has historically been against diversity and inclusivity? Granted, they are getting better, but they still got a long ways to go.
    - 02/15/2022 at 9:13 PM #166101
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      Ute Dub
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      Gordon B. Hinckley was NOT a fan of the BYU, from what I understand. He thought it drained time and resources and was a beaurocratic headache for the LDS church. To some degree, I think BYU is actually a very fine academic school, but on the other hand I think kids would do well having a more normal experience at other Universities – but you sure can’t beat the low cost tuition, am I right?
      - 02/15/2022 at 9:18 PM #166102
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        Carterdalby
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        It’s also funny cause you can find President Thomas S. Monson singing Utah Man
        
        02/15/2022 at 10:40 PM #166104
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        Central Coast Ute
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        Pres. Monson was an open Utah sports fan. He attended games and is a graduate of the school. Granted, he attended BYU games as well, but that’s not surprising.
- 02/15/2022 at 10:33 PM #166103
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  Central Coast Ute
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  You’re not alone. I’m 42 years old, am a returned missionary but not typical member of the church. There’s nothing wrong with that. Remember there is no commandment saying you have to fit in. Find your path while sticking with what you know and you’ll be much happier than trying to please everyone else. It seems you have that figured out already. You can’t change the past but if you find yourself wanting to commit to Ute Fandom, You’re welcome any time.
- 02/15/2022 at 11:38 PM #166105
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  PhiladelphiaUte
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  As a member of the LDS faith, I too attended BYU…..but only for my freshman year. I was from out-of-state, so I didn’t know any better. All I knew was that I was a Mormon, and Mormons go to BYU. After my 1st semester, I wanted out. Bad! That place was way too weird for me, but I didn’t have any place else to go. It was too late to transfer, so I had to gut it out for the remainder of the year before my transfer applications came back with some new acceptance letters to continue my education elsewhere.
  
  I can’t imagine going there for 3 semesters….much less the 8 you’d had to tolerate. What a marathon of bulls**! You’re like some sort of “iron man” competitor or something.
  - 02/16/2022 at 11:40 AM #166112
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    Central Coast Ute
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    “I was from out-of-state, so didn’t know any better” This made me laugh because whenever a Mormon from around here asks me why I would choose Utah over BYU I answer with “I grew up in Utah, so I know better”.
- 02/16/2022 at 5:21 AM #166106
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  belli1976
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  I grew up in Detroit and went to Ricks College (BYU-Idaho). After two years there, I could not do another two in Provo. Going to the U was an amazing choice.
- 02/16/2022 at 9:28 AM #166108
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  Hellhound152
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  Honestly there is no such thing as a “typical member.” I also survived the Y and frankly it wasn’t that big of a deal. I grew up in South Utah county so I still had all my friends from growing up and really just went to campus like I would go to a job. Walked out of my last final, threw in a big old dip, and drove off into the sunset.
  
  There are dbags everywhere in the church and outside of it. The sooner you come to terms and live your life how you want to regardless the happier you will be.
  - 02/16/2022 at 10:33 AM #166110
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    Stone
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    I agree with this. There is no “typical member” – despite people often thinking that to be the case. Everyone is unique. There is a misperception that “everyone else” is typical, just not me. We often fancy ourselves the only unique one (and imagine everyone else is a clone). When, in reality, that is what everyone else is thinking. The more you learn about other people (and focus less on oneself), the more you realize that.
    
    I have many great, really interesting, creative friends that went there. Each one of them would argue they are not the “typical member.” They made great friendships there and had a great time. I would not be able to deal with the assinine rules, but beyond that, life is often what you make of it. There are great people and terrible people everywhere.
    - 02/17/2022 at 9:12 AM #166131
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      utefansince79
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      My parents met at BYU while attending and survived. Now they both attend Utah basketball with me and my father and I attend Utah football together.
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